Surgical Wound Care
Types of Wounds
* According to how they are acquired
* Abrasion, laceration, cut/incision, trauma
* According to the degree of wound contamination
* Dependent for how the is the wound, if there is any antibiotic, other treatments * According to depth
* Dermis, epidermis, subcutaneous, muscle
Purpose
* Promote wound healing
* To promote optimal condition

Modes of Applying the Drainage
* Dry to dry
* Use clean gauze
* Pat dry inner to outer
* Wet to dry
* Use the sterile bowl
* Place sterile gauze
* Put NSS to the gauze at the sterile bowl
* Prepare another sterile gauze. Maintain it dry. * Use 2 forceps. Grab the end of the gauze with forcep A, then another end with forcep B * Pigain ng hindi gumagamit ng kamay. Only rolling the forceps * Place the wet gauze at the wound site

* Then cover the wet gauze with a dry gauze.
* Wet to damp
* Wet to wet

Kinds of Wound Drainage
* Serous exudate
* Clear in color
* Purulent exudate
* Yellowish
* Might need the swab
* You do not need to clean the area when you are going to get a sample / culture * Sanguineous exudate

Change of Dressing
* First 24 hours, post op dressing do not touch because it is a pressure dressing * For preventive measures
* Type depends upon the type of wound that you patient has. * Principle: CLEAN TO DIRTY
* Inscision site is the cleanest area
* Sterile dry dressing
* Use of antiseptic and then apply dry gauze
* Before you change the dressing, check first condition of the patient * Post op site is worse, call the physician
Methods
* Sterile technique
* Clean Technique

Care of the Unconscious
* Eye Care
* Make a mitten (to avoid the drip of the excess fluids of the patient, to prevent in drying easily of the washcloth, inner to outer) * Moisten the muta first before removing it * Unconscious client = diminished blinking reflex apply eyepad * In applying eye drips hyperextend the neck to lessen blinking reflex * Non dominant to lower the conjunctive, dominant hand to squeeze the eye drop * After placing the solution, tell the patient to close the eyes gently, rotate the eyeballs * Eye ointment inner to outer canthus

* Ophthalmic solution first then eye ointment
* Oral Care
* Toothette
* Position of patient
* Conscious = semi fowlers
* Unconscious = side lying, flat or supine while the head is on the side (to promote drainage of secretions) * Place the towel on the chest
* Patient has artificial dentures
* Use the padded tongue depressor or toothette (only foam) * Dip on the water then press on the side
* Use as a tooth brush
* Artificial dentures
* Brush it
* Conscious patient
* Semi fowlers
*...

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